Airy, Ontario (1921 census)
Airy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 890. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260669. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.523°N, 78.197°W.
Population
In 1921, Airy had a population of 890: 497 male and 393 female residents. Population density was 11.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,016 |
| 1921 | 890 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Airy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 393 |
| POP M | 497 |
| POP TOT | 890 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 78 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 16 |
| BRIT BORN M | 13 |
| BRIT ENG | 163 |
| BRIT IRISH | 160 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 60 |
| CAN BORN F | 362 |
| CAN BORN M | 445 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 61 |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FINNISH | 10 |
| EUR FRENCH | 298 |
| EUR GERMAN | 18 |
| EUR HEBREW | 3 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 14 |
| EUR POLISH | 40 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 11 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 10 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 39 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 17 |
| INDIAN | 25 |
| JEWS | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 27 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 202 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 540 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260669
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Airy, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/airy-on130001-1921/.